Wednesday, March 02, 2011

Twig

Looking for a sweet little book for your sweet little one? Twig by Elizabeth Orton Jones is a good choice.

Twig was published in 1942, but even though it's going on 70, children today are the same as children 70 years ago, no matter how different we think they are. They're full of imagination and can turn the simplest thing into a magical wonderland. I know my own children will play with paper, cardboard boxes and fabric scraps for hours, coming up with all sorts of uses for them. Twig is no different- she turns an old, empty tomato can into a fairy house! It is just so amazing!

Your child will love listening to a book about a little child who has an imagination as big as her own. You will love reading it to your child because the chapters are short! Short chapters are a wonderful thing. If you don't have much time to read because you've been busily running around all evenings, you can choose to read one chapter. If you have more time, you can read as many as you wish!

The language is simple and the characters are cute. This is a good book to read aloud to kids who haven't had many chapter books read to them yet.

My favorite part about this book? Twig looks a lot like my little Rosie! I'll have to read Twig to Rose soon... I've only read it so far to Lacy. Rose will be 5 in May and maybe she'll be ready to listen to it then. I already call her Little Missy a lot, just like Mrs. Sparrow calls Twig Little Missy in the book! Don't you see the resemblance?